PROTECT Immigration Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 10/19/2021
Actions
- 2021-10-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- 2021-04-22Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2021-04-22Introduced in House
- 2021-04-22Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-22 (00)
Protecting the Rights Of Towns against federal Enforcement contrary to Constitutional Tenets for Immigration Act of 2021 or the PROTECT Immigration Act of 2021
This bill establishes that the authority to investigate, apprehend, or detain aliens for the purposes of immigration enforcement is limited to immigration officers and authorized Department of Homeland Security employees, except when such authority is provided to other individuals under specified statutes. Specifically, this restriction does not apply in certain instances involving (1) an actual or imminent mass influx of aliens, (2) persons bringing in and harboring aliens in violation of immigration laws, or (3) an alien illegally present in the United States who had previously left or was deported after being convicted of a felony.
The bill repeals the authority allowing the Department of Justice to enter into agreements authorizing state or local government employees to perform immigration enforcement functions.
Cosponsors (20)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
- Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- David Trone (D-MD)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
Subjects
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Citizenship and naturalization
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Homeland Security
- Detention of persons
- Immigration status and procedures
- Intergovernmental relations
- Law enforcement officers
- State and local government operations
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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